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  • Make PHP’s $_GET data more secure

    we are providing an alternative function to the $_GET vavriable, which returns the same data after filtering (sanitizing) it. Explainations are below, but here is the function …

    January 7, 2020
  • Remotely Lock & Shutdown computers using PowerShell

    PowerShell takes the functionality of batch scripts to the next level and allows you to Remotely Lock & Shutdown computers using PowerShell. The following needs to be run on each computer if using a workgroup setup. or changed in your AD security policy (to make it permanent – which isn’t advisable without signing the script)…

    September 22, 2019
  • Relaunching a windows app using a batch script

    We recently had need to restart an app server exe automatically when the demonstration license it was running on caused the server to close regularly, annoying everyone trying to learn the system. We had need of a script (YAY) to check if it was running and restart it when required. Requirements: Check to see if…

    September 21, 2019
  • Pausing a Batch script

    Those of you that still use batch scripts (and why not … they are backwards compatible to older systems), will occasionally need to pause a script…

    September 14, 2019
  • Icons for webpages using Font-Awesome

    Font-Awesome allow the web-designer or developer to quickly insert some unicode to insert an icon, or use CSS to insert it wherever required after the development is done (provided the developer allowed for this by labelling each section of the HTML appropriately.

    June 2, 2019
  • IPChanger for Windows 10 IPV4 settings

    The IPChanger for Windows 10 IPV4, allows you to change your IP address details with just two clicks, disconnect/reconnect adapters. WARNING This program is designed to be used by personnel who administrate Network’s and/or have a good understanding of the Network addressing scheme’s of their networks. Using the IPChanger for Windows 10 IPV4 incorrectly, may…

    May 19, 2019
  • Backup MYSQL databases on Windows 10 free Script

    We needed a simple way to automatically Backup MySQL on windows 10 for free. Our development and testing environments required: The convenience of backing up all DBs (such as This Script does). Ability to exclude some of the DBs in each machine. Date stamped backups, so changes are backed up each day. Free and preferably…

    May 8, 2019
  • Security & Encryption

    TrueCrypt TrueCrypt is a software system for establishing and maintaining an on-the-fly-encrypted volume (data storage device). On-the-fly encryption means that data is automatically encrypted right before it is saved and decrypted right after it is loaded, without any user intervention. No data stored on an encrypted volume can be read (decrypted) without using the correct…

    April 30, 2012
  • ASTARO – Adding Win 2k3 as a Authentication server

    ASTARO – Adding Win 2k3 as a Authentication server

    How to setup ASTARO (now sophos) UTM to authenticate with windows server 2003 through RADIUS. Step-by-step guide to getting it running. Step 1 – Add a usergroup to Authenticate against Open Computer Management (Start/All Programs/Administrative Tools/Computer Management), Add a new Usergroup and give it a descriptive and helpful name (I suggest something like “Gateway Users”).…

    February 26, 2012
  • Opening ISO CD/DVD image files

    We often get asked how to get information from an .ISO .bin or other type of CD / DVD image file, so here are the easiest ways we know of. Mount the ISO as though it was burnt to a CD/DVD and inserted into a drive on your PC Extract all files from the image…

    February 16, 2012
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